Missouri Valley Conference

Michigan was exceptional for 14 minutes Saturday at the Final Four. Villanova was terrifying for all 40. As a result, the Wolverines and Wildcats will collide Monday night for college basketball’s national championship.

In dispatching Loyola of Chicago 69-57 in the opening semifinal, Michigan rallied from 10 points down in the final 14 minutes and leaned on junior center Moe Wagner.

With 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, the 6-foot-11 Wagner joined Larry Bird (1979) and Akeem Olajuwon (1983) as players in the last 40 years with at least 20 and 15 in a national semifinal.

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